Extension arm for pulley lines



IN V EN TOR Razpwmzl niv z l ald l- R. H. SMITH EXTENSION ARM FOR PULLEY LINES Filed'F'eb. 4, 1924 lllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllll I n.v. v Illtcllll Feb. 9 1926.

A TTORNE YS Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

L UNITED stares vfrajrlaznrg `EXTENSION ARIVI FOR PULLEY LINES.

Application led February 4, 1924. `Serial No. 690597. v

To all whom t may concer-1t Be it known that I, RALPH I-I. SMITH, a citizen of Canada, having taken out lirst United States citizenship papers, and aV resident of the city ot New York, boroughot Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State oit New York, have invented a .new and Imw proved Extension Arm for Pulley Lines, o1 which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an extension arm for pulley lines and has tor an object to provide an improved construction which may be readily swung in through a window when the same is open and again to a position outside of the window when it is desired to close the window.

Another object ot the invention is to provide a support for a pulley line which may be'mounted on the outside of a window and which may be swung substantially horizon tally through the window at any time with the line maintained substantially taut when extending through the window or when positioned exterior y thereof.

A further object, more specilically, is to provide an armrlor pulley lines and a support therefore which will substantially lock the arm in either an inner or outer position and which will maintain the line under tension at all times.

In the accompanying drawingf Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view through a window withan embodiment of the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one end of the arm shown in Figure 1 and a supporting bracket for mounting the arm in position.

Figure 3 is a. detail fragmentary perspective view showing a' slightly modilied form of arm to that illustrated in Figure 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by niunerals, 1 indicates the window trame which is provided with the usual sill 2. IVhen the frame 1 is not of the proper size or shape, a. block 3 may be secured thereto oit any desired size and shape in order that the bracket 4 may be connectedthereto as well as to the window frame 1. The bracket 4 carries an arm 5 which at its outer end is supplied with a hook 6 for receiving the pulley 7, said 8. The bracket 4, as more clearly shown in Figure 2, is provided with a pair of upstanding ears 9 at the inner end, a pair of com pulley in turn receiving the lineV treme outer end. The bracket vided with i1-depression 12 whereby a shoulder 131s formed.

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This shoulder is designed fparatively small ears 10 near the outer end and a pair ot hook members 11 at the eX- v 4 1s also proto receive thelcorner 14. of the inner end of 1 armf 5 when the arm 5 is moved to' thedotted position shown lin Figure 1. The-arm 5 is pivotally mounted on the ears 10 by a suitable pivotal pin or bolt 15 and the arm is thereby permitted to swing back and forth for about a quarter of a circle. The ears 9 are provided with suitable apertures for receiving a pin 1G which may be readily re moved at any time,'said pin acting to temporarily lock the arm 5 in its inner position as shown in Figure 1 whereby clothes may be placed on the line 8 without the operator hanging out the window.

After the clothes have been placed on the line, the two runs of the line are passed over one of the hook members 11 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 and then the pin 16 removed. Thearm 5 and associated parts are then swung outwardly until the corner 14 engages the shoulder`13 as indicated in dot-ted lines in Figure 1, after which the pin 16 is replaced in order not tomislay the same. The window sash may then be lowered and the window completely closed.

IVhen it is desired to remove the clothes from the line 8, the window sash is opened and the parts moved back to the position shown in Figure 1. i

In Figure 3 will be seen a slightly moditied form of arm wherein ay sliding or telescoping section 17 is fitted over the arm 5 and is locked in any desired adjusted position by suitable means, as for instance, a set screw 18. When using this construction, the

arm may be lengthened to any desired eX- tent within the limits of the length of arm 5 andV section 17 whereby the clothes may be hung on the line wholly within the house.

What I claim is:

1. A clothesline support, comprising a swinging arm, means for supporting the swinging arm in an inner and an outer position, said means comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted on the window frame, said bracket being provided with a shoulder for limiting the swinging movement of the arm in one direction, a pair of spaced ears near one end, a pair of spaced ears near the other' end, a pivot pin extending through the second mentioned ears and through said -arin near one end 'for pivotally mounting the arin on said bracket, said arin'being adapted to extend between the irst inentioned pair of ears when the arm is in an inner position, said bracket being also provided with a pair of facing hook members outside of and near the earsA carrying said pivot pin, a removable pin extending through the rst mentioned pair of ears for locking said arin in any inner position, said arm beingadapted to be swung until one end engages said shoulder when said removable `pin' is removed, means carrried by the free.

end of saidarm for receiving a. clothesline, said pivot pin being positioned outside of said shoulder whereby when the end of the arm opposite the free end is against said shoulder the clothesline may be looped 'over one of said facing hooksand the pull of said clothesline on the free end of said arm will cause the-opposite end of the arm to press against said shoulder.

2. In a clothesline.support, a bracket for supporting an arm, said vbracket being ormedwith a base having a pair of spaced ears at one end, said ears being 'apertured for receiving afpin, Va pair of spaced ears near the opposite end formed with apertures for receiving a pivotal pin, a pair of hooks arranged near the last mentioned ears, and

a shoulder arranged in thebase adjacent the V second mentioned ears.

` RALPH H. SMITH. 

